Saigon Jewelry Company gold bar price fell slightly by 0.13% to VND76.65 million ($3,115.22) per tael Saturday morning. Gold ring price was stable at VND63.95 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally gold prices held steady on Friday as investors’ attention shifted to the U.S. …
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Samsung’s latest offerings, the Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra, are available at distributors with prices differences, going up to 27.7% lower than those listed on the company’s website. At The Gioi Di Dong, the S24 costs VND2 million less than the list price of VND22.9 million (US$916), while the …
Read More »South Korean actress Song Hye Kyo dines in Paris luxury restaurant
Actress Song Hye Kyo recently dined with French jeweler Chaumet’s director of international global PR Eloise Coisy at one of Paris’a premier international restaurants. Song, who made Forbes’s Korea Power Celebrity list five times, is now in Paris to attend Spring Summer Fashion Week as Fendi Fashion Ambassador. She gained …
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A group of tourists during a visit to the HCM City Post Office. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI Vietnamese travellers have turned away from domestic tours during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays as airline tickets have become more expensive, said industry insiders and experts. Tour companies said there has been …
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A Thai woman has been charged with illegal possession of a lion cub, police said on Friday, after a video of the animal cruising in a Bentley with a Sri Lankan tourist went viral online. The police ordered an investigation after a video showing a lion cub riding around the …
Read More »PM meets with representatives of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam
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Read More »Indian tourists prefer Bangkok to Dubai following visa exemption
Dubai is no longer top choice of Indian travelers who now opt for Bangkok thanks to Thailand’s visa-free entry, data from digital travel platform Agoda showed. Pattaya, famous for its nightlife and red-light district, came in third in the list of five most popular destinations for Indian tourists, followed by …
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Customers shop in special areas filled with a traditional spring atmosphere with plenty of specialties from the nation’s three regions at MM Mega Market in HCM City. VNS Photo HCM CITY — Supermarkets, commercial centres and convenience stores are offering various sales promotions with deep discounts to stimulate shopping demand and increase sales for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday that begins …
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Among Southeast Asian countries, 56.7% of Japanese companies target Vietnam for business expansion in the next 1-2 years, ranking behind Laos in regional growth interest. Vietnam had previously topped the ranking for two consecutive years. According to a survey on the status of Japanese firms investing abroad in the fiscal …
Read More »Chinese engineer brags about work avoidance during office hours, faces investigation
A Chinese engineer at the New Zealand water service provider Wellington Water is under official probe after boasting on social media about avoiding work during office hours. In the video posted on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu on Jan. 5, the unnamed employee claimed that she had just returned to …
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